Example sentences of "be [pers pn] the [noun sg] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He turned to the old gentleman , ‘ Are you the person who was robbed , sir ? ’ |
| 2 | I was being given lists of telephone numbers , people were coming up to me in the Comedy Store and saying , ‘ Eh , are you the bloke who 's doing these odd photos . |
| 3 | Are you the man who put up the money to buy it ? ’ |
| 4 | Are you the type who wants to go up to , you 're on holiday in Spain , go up to a Spaniard go hola |
| 5 | Are you the type who thinks god there 's someone from Spain over there , oh it 's alright there 's a load of people from my nationality in the bar and stick with them . |
| 6 | Are you the sort who ca n't bear to lose an argument , or to be proved wrong ; or do you mentally creep away from the conflict and experience all its discomfort within yourself . |
| 7 | " Hey , " he said , " was it — are you the guy who made those commercials , the ones they took off the air ? " |
| 8 | Where were you the day they found Pamella Bordes ? |
| 9 | NO matter what the critics write it is you the public who decide whether a movie is a hit or a flop . |
| 10 | NO matter what the critics say , it is you the public who decide whether a film is a hit or a miss . |
| 11 | NO matter what the critics say , it is you the public who decide whether a film is a hit or a miss . |
| 12 | Is she the woman who gives her egg to another ? |
| 13 | Oh that 's it the way it spreads out and then you ca n't see it . . |
| 14 | Is it the Chinese who would now consider you my responsibility ? ’ |
| 15 | For example , if an expert system is obtained from a dealer is he the supplier or is it the company which made the expert system ? |
| 16 | Is it the person who sells his shares to the insider ? |
| 17 | Is it the person you were waiting for earlier … ? |
| 18 | Is it the magistrate who issues the search warrant , er , and the police go in and search the house for drugs or anything . |
| 19 | ‘ Is it the princess who 's down there then ? |
| 20 | Is it the way I look ? ’ |
| 21 | Is it the way I spoke to , I said yesterday |
| 22 | Is that is that the swan up there look or is it the white I ca n't it 's too far away to see . |
| 23 | Is it the uncertainty I mean are you are you saying it 's the uncertainty of what the future 'll bring , that 's why you feel |
| 24 | Garry must be a much better lover than I would have thought him , or is it the legacy his godfather has left him that tempts you ? ’ |
| 25 | Healthy substances for a healthy life , you 're very good on the , is it , is it the protein he 's good on ? |
| 26 | I wonder why there is so much crime or is it the world we live in which makes people so greedy ? |
| 27 | Is it the criminal who tortures the cop , who 's looking out for his own , or is it the undercover copy , who 's selling them all out ? |
| 28 | Is he the guy whose doing the other night . |
| 29 | ‘ Was I the fool who let go of the rudder when the ship was on top of the rock there ? |
| 30 | Was she the woman we met on the road last night ? ’ |